Kisspeptins and the reproductive axis: Potential applications to manage reproduction in farm animals

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Caraty, A ^a   Decourt, C ^a   Briant, C ^a   Beltramo, M ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Farm animals; Female; Gonadotropin; Kisspeptin; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECRETION (PROCESS); SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORSES; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84863783587     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.03.002     Document Type: Review

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